Press & Media

Elms Puzzles has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, LA Times, Architectural Digest, and more.

For all media inquiries, please email press@elmspuzzles.com

New York Magazine: "20 Fancy Father’s Day Gifts That Are Actually Useful"

"For the avid puzzler in your life, there’s nothing better than a hand-cut wooden puzzle, like this one from Elms, one of my favorite makers."

New York Times: "Would You Pay Nearly $9,000 for a Puzzle?" 

"The differences between mass-produced, laser-cut puzzles and hand-cut hardwood puzzles from companies such as Stave, Elms and Par Puzzles are apparent immediately."

Los Angeles Times: "How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jason Mantzoukas"

"I do these puzzles from a company called Elms Puzzles and they’re hand cut, so they’re incredibly difficult to do. It’ll take me a month to do one." - Jason Mantzoukas

New York Magazine: "Just Get Them a (Very Fancy) Wooden Hand-Cut Puzzle"

"Lately, the only puzzles I want to put together are ones made of wood and hand-cut by artisans. They’re unlike any other puzzle I’ve ever tried...Each puzzle is one of a kind, even if the picture is the same."

The Observer: "Gifts for the Mother Who Has Heard 'We Didn't Know What to Get You' One Too Many Times

"A hand-cut Elms piece fits with such precision that you can lift a completed puzzle by one corner, and it holds together. This is not a minor distinction. Each Elms puzzle contains whimsical pieces shaped by the image itself, color-line cuts, fake corners and sculpted negative space that make the assembly mind-bendingly difficult."

Bon Appetit: "Make Your Next Holiday Gathering a Cozy Mulled-Wine Night"

"If you're an avid puzzler, you can rent gorgeous, hand-cut wooden puzzles from Elms."

Architectural Digest: "Laura and George W. Bush's House in Texas"

"..the desk now usually sports an in-progress jigsaw puzzle by Elms, a Maine company whose hand-cut wood creations are a Bush family tradition."

Schmatta: Maine's Best Kept Design Secret

"Unlike the handful of different shapes you might encounter in a standard retail set, the hand-cut nature of these puzzles means that the shapes are only limited to the artists’ imaginations."

MaineBiz: Made in Maine: A Harrison company's hand-cut, wooden jigsaw puzzles are an artisan luxury

"Each of the hand-cut pieces are made of premium five-ply hardwood, providing a satisfying heft for the puzzler...Unlike the handful of different shapes you might encounter in a standard retail set, the hand-cut nature of these puzzles means that the shapes are only limited to the artists’ imaginations."

Maine Home & Design: Picking up the Pieces: The Story Behind Elms Handcut Puzzles

The Times: The £5,000 jigsaw puzzles and where to find them

Galerie Magazine: Galerie Editors Share Their Valentine's Day Gift List  

Berkeleyside: "Shop Talk: Berkeley resident buys luxury wood puzzle company; ‘metaphysical boutique’ opens on University"

Mental Floss: 9 Expert Tips for Jigsaw Puzzling

WGME - Elms Puzzles fuses art, creativity, and tradition in unique wooden puzzles

Down East: Waterford's Puzzle Company's Popularity isn't so Puzzling

Sun Journal: Piece by Piece